In the second match of the 2014 Major League Soccer season, Chivas USA had a solid performance, a 1-1 draw with Vancouver Whitecaps FC at the StubHub Center despite going down a man in the 13th minute of the game. Erick “Cubo” Torres notched his second goal of the season giving the Red-and-White the lead just before the end of the first half. Chivas USA continued to send their men forward in search of a second goal, but 36 minutes into the second half Vancouver managed to earn the equalizer in a goal by Kekuta Manneh.

After the game, Chivas USA Head Coach Wilmer Cabrera expressed his satisfaction with the team’s performance that kept the Red-and-White undefeated this season and in second place of the Western Conference.

“The important thing right now and something I would like to reinforce is that I’m very proud of this team and these players,” the Red-and-White Head Coach said after the game. “Today they showed character on the field throughout 84 minutes that we believe in what we do, and that this team, this year, is thinking big. I think that today we have to support them; I am very proud and happy of every single player on the field. Today we showed character, personality, we showed that we are a team, full of men and quick players with talent to manage the game with ten men for 84 minutes.”

Entering the match against Vancouver, there was a lot of skepticism in the media and among soccer fans of whether the Red-and-White would be able to come out with any points. In Week 1, Vancouver had a strong performance in the 4-1 win over 2013 Supporters Shield winner, the New York Red Bulls.

Not taking into consideration any of the comments or match predictions, Coach Cabrera’s team was not only able to dominate the game, but also proved that Chivas USA is a rival teams should not take lightly.

“I don’t know about the other teams, I only care about Chivas USA and what Chivas USA has shown the past two games has been personality, character, that we play and we look to score and win games,” Cabrera finalized.

Up next, Chivas USA will take on FC Dallas when they visit Frisco, TX on Saturday, March 22. Follow the Red-and-White as the team get ready for their first road trip of the 2014 MLS Season by visiting www.cdchivasusa.com and the club’s Twitter and Facebook accounts.